Photograph taken near the end of Hat Hill Road, Blackheath, Blue Mountains, Australia. Source: Getty Images
It was the unprecedented fire season that scarred Australia and a New South Wales coronial inquiry into the 'Black Summer' of 2019-2020 bushfires has begun (26 Aug). Submissions reveal that many communities were unprepared for what unfolded and that traditional firefighting methods were unsuccessful.
It was the unprecedented fire season that scarred Australia and a New South Wales coronial inquiry into the 'Black Summer' of 2019-2020 bushfires has begun (26 Aug). Submissions reveal that many communities were unprepared for what unfolded and that traditional firefighting methods were unsuccessful.